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May 22, 2007

Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
Available online
"The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world."
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May 14, 2007

Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory

Oxford University Press.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
This annual literature review frequently covers topics of interest to sociology and anthropology researchers. The most recent edition includes overviews of Feminism(s), Black Cultural Studies, Multiculturalism, and Popular Culture, among others. Topic coverage may change from year to year; recent editions have contained essays on Anthropology, Religion, and Virtual Cultures.
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American Law Yearbook, 2006

Gale.
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Annually-published update of West's Encyclopedia of American Law, covering emerging issues, developments in the U.S. Supreme Court, and related topics. Links to the current edition and previous editions are on this page.
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May 1, 2007

Country Reports on Terrorism, 2006

U.S. State Department.
Available online.
"U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism. "
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